RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Meditating under the Bodhi tree
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In a dream
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He never reached enlightenment
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -This extraordinary place-Bodh Gaya-is understood to be the site of the enlightenment, or “great awakening” (Sanskrit, mahabodhi ), of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. It was here that Siddhartha Gautama sat in meditation under the Bodhi tree, having renounced his princely life to wander and practice asceticism.
Detailed explanation-2: -The tree in reality is Pipal (Asvattha, Ficus religiosa), the Indian Fig. The term Bodhirukkha is explained by Buddhaghoṣa as the one under which the Buddha attained Bodhi. Bodhi tree at the Mahābodhi Temple is also known as the Sri Mahā Bodhi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gautama Buddha attained ‘Bodhi’ enlightenment while meditating under a pipal tree at Uruvela, near the city of Gaya in present day .